Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Pocahontas, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Pocahontas who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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