Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Shelby, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Shelby who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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