Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Alma, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Alma who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method 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 abusing activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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