Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Carter, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Carter who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on 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 and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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