Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Vaughnsville, OH.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Vaughnsville who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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