Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Tomah, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Tomah who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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