Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Hundred, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Hundred who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking 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 and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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