Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Noti, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Noti who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates 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 dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detox is known to be far 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 considering detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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