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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Camden who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients 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. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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