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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Hickory who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior 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 stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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