Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Marshall, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Marshall who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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