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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Northlake who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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