Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Big Clifty, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Big Clifty who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that people 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. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be 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 detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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