Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Marmet, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Marmet who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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