Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Mason, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Mason who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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