Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Dillard, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Dillard who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients 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 people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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