Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Adair, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Adair who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons 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.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose 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, someone starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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