Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - West Okoboji, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in West Okoboji who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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