Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Cardin, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Cardin who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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