Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Keyesport, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Keyesport who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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