Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Chetek, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Chetek 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 individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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