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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Hamlin who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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