Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Sand Springs, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Sand Springs who are dependent and 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 seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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