Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Greenup, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Greenup who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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