Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Beaverville, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Beaverville who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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