Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Oregon City, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Oregon City who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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