Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Bedford, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Bedford who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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