Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Victoria, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Victoria who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since 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 and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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