Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Crum, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Crum who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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