Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Strawberry Point, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Strawberry Point who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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