Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Newton Falls, OH.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Newton Falls who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was brought on 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 powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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