Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Rich Hill, MO.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Rich Hill who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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