Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Lake, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Lake who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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