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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Willard who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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