Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - La Grange, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in La Grange who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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