Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Elm Grove, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Elm Grove who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors 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.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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