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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Kirkland who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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