Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Wales, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Wales who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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