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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Bancroft who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. 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 replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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