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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Drain who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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