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Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Carbondale who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered 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 replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.
Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.
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