Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - South Euclid, OH.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in South Euclid who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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