Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Spavinaw, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Spavinaw who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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