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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Sedalia who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to 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 receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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