Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Putnamville, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Putnamville who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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