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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Littcarr who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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