Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Spencer, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Spencer who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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