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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Olaton who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons 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 therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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