Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Halbur, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Halbur who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. 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 powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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