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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Keizer who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. 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 effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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