Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Eastman, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Eastman who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking 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 prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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