Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - West Brooklyn, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in West Brooklyn 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 concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was driven 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 activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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