Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Gresham, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Gresham who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates 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 other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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