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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Sawyerville who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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