Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Bunceton, MO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Bunceton who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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