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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Minden who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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