Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Vail, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Vail who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons 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.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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