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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Vansant who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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