Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Triumph, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Triumph who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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