Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Mint Spring, VA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Mint Spring who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal 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 starting on methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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