Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Lamoni, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Lamoni 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 people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize 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 some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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