Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Boykins, VA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Boykins who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that clients 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. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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