Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Amigo, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Amigo who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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