Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Savanna, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Savanna who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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