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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Columbus who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like 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 other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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