Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Patch Grove, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Patch Grove who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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