Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Cana, VA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Cana who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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