Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Brightwood, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Brightwood who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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