Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Granite, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Granite who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which 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 other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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