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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Kouts who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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