Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - South Carrollton, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in South Carrollton who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to 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 powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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