Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Foosland, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Foosland who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons 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 involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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