Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - North Chicago, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in North Chicago who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates 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.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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