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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Winchester who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered 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 and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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