Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Wautoma, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Wautoma who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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