Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Prescott, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Prescott who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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