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Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Cedar Falls who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.
Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.
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