Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Greenwood, NE.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Greenwood who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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