Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Newell, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Newell who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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