Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Verona, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Verona who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors 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.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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