Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - New Virginia, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in New Virginia who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors 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 enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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