Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Campus, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Campus who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. 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 replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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