Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Summerfield, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Summerfield who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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