Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Diamond, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Diamond who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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