Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Genoa, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Genoa who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction because 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 neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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