Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Kesley, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Kesley who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance ought 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 some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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