Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Happy Valley, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Happy Valley who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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