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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Goodell who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors 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.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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