Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Powers, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Powers who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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