Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Centertown, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Centertown who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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