Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Hudson, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Hudson who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. 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 daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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