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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Maquon who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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