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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Farmland who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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