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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Grubville who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates 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 enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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