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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Westboro who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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