Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Burns, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Burns who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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