Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Wylliesburg, VA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Wylliesburg who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on 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 high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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