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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Enid who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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