Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Indianola, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Indianola who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates 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 have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy 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 detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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