Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - La Crosse, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in La Crosse who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on 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 receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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