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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Carpentersville who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates 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.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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