Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Novelty, OH.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Novelty who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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