Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Lindenwood, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Lindenwood who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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