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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Lima who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on 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 detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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