Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Randlett, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Randlett who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. 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 difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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