Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Laona, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Laona who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept 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 satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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