Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Hugo, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Hugo who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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