Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Ridgeway, OH.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Ridgeway who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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