Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Ottawa, KS.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Ottawa who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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