Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Glen Jean, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Glen Jean who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that people 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. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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