Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Kirklin, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Kirklin who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered 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 and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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