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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Huxley who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using 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 which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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