Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - German Valley, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in German Valley who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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