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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Guston who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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