Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Weldon, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Weldon who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. 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 effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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