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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Kinmundy who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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