Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Springfield, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Springfield who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

There are 1 Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers offering this service in Springfield, IL

• Family Guidance Centers
  217-544-9858
  120 North 11th Street
  Springfield, IL. 62703
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone Maintenance
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  

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