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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Merna 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 engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons 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.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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