Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Bristow, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Bristow who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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