Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Paulina, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Paulina who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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