Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Arlington, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Arlington who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. 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 using behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like 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 substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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