Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Ovando, MT.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Ovando who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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