Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Woods Cross Roads, VA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Woods Cross Roads who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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