Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Hiram, OH.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Hiram who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was driven 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 powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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