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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Gould who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking 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. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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