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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in McIntire who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies 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 prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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