Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Olympia Fields, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Olympia Fields who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to 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 replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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