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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Winnebago who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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