Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Bethany, CT.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Bethany who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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