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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Wister who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved 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 difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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