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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Vici who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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