Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Avon, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Avon who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on 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 many detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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