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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Sheldon who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because 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 receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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