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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Hinkle who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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