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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Fenton who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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