Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Circleville, UT.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Circleville who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

For All Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers In Circleville, Click Here.