Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Woodhull, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Woodhull who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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