Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Shelby, NE.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Shelby who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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