Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Rock Rapids, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Rock Rapids who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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