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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Wallingford who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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