Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Birdsnest, VA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Birdsnest who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates 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 prescription pain killers.

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

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