Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Jolley, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Jolley who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons 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.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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