Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Lyons, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Lyons who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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