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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Goltry who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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