Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Milledgeville, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Milledgeville who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since 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 receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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