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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Palmyra who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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