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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Canadian who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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