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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Fredonia who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up 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. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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