Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Odin, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Odin who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural 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.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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