Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Hartley, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Hartley who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. 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 replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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