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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Meservey who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since 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 and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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