Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Morning Sun, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Morning Sun who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea 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 symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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