Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Franklin, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Franklin who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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