Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Canalou, MO.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Canalou who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities 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 and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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