Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Zilwaukee, MI.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Zilwaukee who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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