Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Gene Autry, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Gene Autry who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance ought 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 detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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