Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Auburn, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Auburn who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates 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.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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