Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Benoit, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Benoit who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven 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 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 prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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