Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - West Peoria, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in West Peoria who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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