Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Morgantown, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Morgantown who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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