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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Pulaski who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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