Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Yarmouth, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Yarmouth who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates 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 powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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