Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Dyer, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Dyer who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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