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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Lexington who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates 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 effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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