Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Bristol, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Bristol who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because 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. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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