Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Bellwood, NE.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Bellwood who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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