Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Hampton, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Hampton who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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