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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Eubank who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to 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 prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

For All Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs In Eubank, Click Here.