Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Montello, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Montello who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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