Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Reedsburg, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Reedsburg who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal 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 should know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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