Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Bement, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Bement who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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