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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Wausaukee who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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