Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Thayer, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Thayer who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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