Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Corunna, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Corunna who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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