Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Earling, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Earling who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered 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. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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