Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - De Witt, MO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in De Witt who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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