Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Crandon, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Crandon who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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