Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Ainsworth, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Ainsworth who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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