Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Green Valley, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Green Valley who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since 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 prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

For All Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities In Green Valley, Click Here.