Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - North Olmsted, OH.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in North Olmsted who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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