Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Onemo, VA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Onemo who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. 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 effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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