Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Picher, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Picher who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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