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Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Goochland, VA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Goochland who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to 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 successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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