Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Dellroy, OH.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Dellroy who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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