Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Eureka, MO.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Eureka 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 involved in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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