Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Mehama, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Mehama who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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