Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Milford, NE.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Milford who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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