Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Mount Alto, WV.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Mount Alto who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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