Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Alum Bridge, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Alum Bridge who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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