Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Woodville, WI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Woodville who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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