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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Monticello who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates 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.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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