Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Matthews, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Matthews who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact 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 detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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