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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Ora who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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