Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Oro Grande, CA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Oro Grande who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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