Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Banner, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Banner who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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