Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Milton, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Milton who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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