Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Prairie Farm, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Prairie Farm who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

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

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