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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Holcomb who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because 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 successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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