Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Modesto, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Modesto who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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