Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Newcastle, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Newcastle who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking 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 and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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