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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Olds who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

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

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