Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Elkhart Lake, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Elkhart Lake who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to 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 effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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