Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Garnavillo, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Garnavillo who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients 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 find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact 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 some detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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