Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Somers, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Somers who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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