Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Woodlawn, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Woodlawn who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate 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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