Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Big Creek, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Big Creek who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and 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.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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