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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Princewick who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which 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 other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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