Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Hartfield, VA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Hartfield who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which 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.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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