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Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Oregon who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that clients 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. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.
People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.
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