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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Lawndale who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking 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 replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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