Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Baker City, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Baker City who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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