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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Norwalk who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

There are 1 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs offering this service in Norwalk, CT

• Connecticut Counseling Centers Inc
  203-838-6508 x238
  20 North Main Street
  Norwalk, CT. 6854
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone Maintenance
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Cash or Self Payment
  Sliding Fee Scale
  

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