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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Ledbetter who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies 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 replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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