Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Chester, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Chester who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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