Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Babcock, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Babcock who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors 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.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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