Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Stratford, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Stratford who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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