Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Isle St. George, OH.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Isle St. George who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people 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 detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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