Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Murphy, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Murphy who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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