Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Brenton, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Brenton who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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