Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Beaver Dam, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Beaver Dam who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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