Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Winona, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Winona who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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