Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Sulphur, OK.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Sulphur who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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