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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Russell who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to 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 replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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