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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Ransom who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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