Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Tama, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Tama who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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