Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Frederick, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Frederick who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which 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.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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