Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Steele, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Steele who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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