Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Chiloquin, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Chiloquin who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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