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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Murdock who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like 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 effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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