Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Dearborn, MO.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Dearborn who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to 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.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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