Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Modoc, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Modoc who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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