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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Marianna who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking 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 and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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