Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Hardin, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Hardin who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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