Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Fifield, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Fifield who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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