Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Raritan, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Raritan who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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