Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Cheriton, VA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Cheriton who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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