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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Lowder who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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