Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Roseburg, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Roseburg who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates 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 must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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