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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Dennison who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities 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 activates the same neural receptors 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 must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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