Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - State Farm, VA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in State Farm who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was driven 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 and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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