Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Boswell, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Boswell who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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