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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Mcloud who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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