Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Laverne, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Laverne who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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