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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Reynolds who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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