Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Ivel, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Ivel who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis 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 beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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