Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Sutherland, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Sutherland who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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