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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Falmouth who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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