Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Mishawaka, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Mishawaka who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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