Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - St. Anthony, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in St. Anthony who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like 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 other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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