Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Poneto, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Poneto who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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