Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Rufus, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Rufus who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies 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 powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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