Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Clayton, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Clayton who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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