Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Sizerock, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Sizerock who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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