Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Bushnell, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Bushnell who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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