Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Onarga, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Onarga who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. 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.

People involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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