Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Bighill, KY.

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

People involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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