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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Haysi who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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