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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Townsend who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking 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 and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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