Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Foyil, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Foyil who are dependent and addicted to 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 using activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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