Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Salamonia, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Salamonia who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking 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 effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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