Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Garvin, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Garvin who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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