Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Milan, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Milan who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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