Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Pierron, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Pierron who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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