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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Elderon who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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