Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Anmoore, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Anmoore who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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