Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Altona, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Altona who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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