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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Dunmor who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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