Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Rogue River, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Rogue River who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was brought on 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. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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