Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Waynetown, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Waynetown who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates 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.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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