Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Arcadia, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Arcadia who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors 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 must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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