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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Kimball who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons 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.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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