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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Wakarusa who are 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 people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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