Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - South Hutchinson, KS.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in South Hutchinson who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on 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 neural 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.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

For All Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers In South Hutchinson, Click Here.