Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Stone Lake, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Stone Lake who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far 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 since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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