Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Buffalo, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Buffalo who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. 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 substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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