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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Hamburg who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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