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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Oakwood who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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