Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Fisher, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Fisher who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer engaged 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 neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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