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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Millersburg who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused 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 and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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