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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Urbandale who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to 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 substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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