Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Melcher, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Melcher who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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