Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Ashley, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Ashley who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons 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 have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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