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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Duncan who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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