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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Roundhill who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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