Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Stewardson, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Stewardson who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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