Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Garibaldi, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Garibaldi who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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