Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Pevely, MO.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Pevely who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons 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.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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