Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Clintonville, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Clintonville who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since 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 replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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