Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Waverly, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Waverly who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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