Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Yamhill, OR.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Yamhill who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing 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 activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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