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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Wellsburg who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates 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 other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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