Methadone Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Wolf Lake, MN.

Methadone is a medication used in the treatment of opiate addiction. An Individual who wants to stop taking prescription pain killers or heroin can get started on a methadone program in or near Wolf Lake where they take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal, stave off cravings and essentially replace their addiction with a legal medication. Many people who begin methadone treatment remain on the drug for decades, because coming off it can produce withdrawal symptoms much worse than even heroin withdrawal. Methadone is a full opioid agonist, just like heroin. However, it remains in the body longer which is why detoxing from it can be so painful and last so long. And considering methadone can stay in the body for such a long time, users usually will not even begin experiencing withdrawal for a day or two if they quit taking it. Methadone withdrawal resembles that of other opiates, and feels similar to a severe flu and can include fever, chills, nausea and vomiting, profuse sweating stomach cramping, muscle and bone aches and pain, extreme insomnia, etc.

Methadone detoxification can be made more comfortable and manageable in a professional detoxification facility that allow patients withdrawing from the drug. Some facilities offer a medication assisted detox while others help the client detox from the drug cold turkey without any medications.

For All Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers In Wolf Lake, Click Here.