Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Breckenridge, MO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Breckenridge who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies 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 other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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