Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Ashwood, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Ashwood who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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