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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Clackamas who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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