Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Rosamond, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Rosamond who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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