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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Cantrall who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven 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 and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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