Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Vernon Hills, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Vernon Hills who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates 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.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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