Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Curdsville, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Curdsville who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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