Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Paddock Lake, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Paddock Lake who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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