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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Chillicothe who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural 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 involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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