Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Julian, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Julian who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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