Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Hazleton, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Hazleton who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to 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 powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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