Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Cushing, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Cushing who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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