Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Mineral, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Mineral who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was brought on 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 activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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