Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Glen Daniel, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Glen Daniel who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

For All Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers In Glen Daniel, Click Here.