Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Wickliffe, OH.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Wickliffe who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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