Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - North Henderson, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in North Henderson who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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