Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Grand Marsh, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Grand Marsh who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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