Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Dayville, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Dayville who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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