Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Holt, MO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Holt who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities 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 which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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