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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Canvas who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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