Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Peytona, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Peytona who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type 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. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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