Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Clay Center, NE.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Clay Center who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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