Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Girard, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Girard who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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