Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Boise City, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Boise City who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates 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 prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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