Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Larchwood, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Larchwood who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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