Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Highlandville, MO.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Highlandville who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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