Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Traer, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Traer who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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