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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Fithian who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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