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Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Waukegan who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.
Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.
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