Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Martel, OH.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Martel who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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