Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Wolf Creek, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Wolf Creek who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using 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 receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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