Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Wiley Ford, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Wiley Ford who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors 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 enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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