Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Buckhorn, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Buckhorn who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction since 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 receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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