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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Cobb who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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