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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Newkirk who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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