Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Hyden, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Hyden who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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