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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Donovan who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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