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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Salyersville who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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