Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Elkhorn, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Elkhorn who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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