Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Wellington, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Wellington who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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