Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Strathmoor Manor, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Strathmoor Manor who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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