Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Cross Plains, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Cross Plains who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same 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.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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