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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Idamay who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates 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.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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