Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Harlan, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Harlan who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug using activities 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 neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to 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 some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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