Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Sergeant Bluff, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Sergeant Bluff who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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