Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Percy, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Percy who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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