Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Exline, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Exline who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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