Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Braidwood, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Braidwood who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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