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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Kemp who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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