Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Marietta, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Marietta who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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