Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Gays Mills, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Gays Mills who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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