Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Rothville, MO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Rothville who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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