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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Darien who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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