Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Blacksburg, VA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Blacksburg who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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