Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Park Forest, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Park Forest who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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