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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Boxholm who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was driven 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 stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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