Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Alvordton, OH.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Alvordton who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which 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.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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