Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Rio, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Rio who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered 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 and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should realize 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 many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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