Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Northbrook, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Northbrook who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

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

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