Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Lodi, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Lodi who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking 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 stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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