Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Hope, KS.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Hope who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates 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.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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