Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Linneus, MO.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Linneus who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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