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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Hinsdale who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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