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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Jewell who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors 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 must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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