Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Wabash, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Wabash who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates 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 and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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