Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Ephraim, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Ephraim who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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