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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Ringling who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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