Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Divernon, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Divernon who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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