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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Hurstbourne who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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