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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Oyens who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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