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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Oxbow who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven 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 and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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