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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Tripoli who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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