Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Stevens Point, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Stevens Point who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven 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 neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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