Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Emporia, VA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Emporia who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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