Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Oxford, CT.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Oxford who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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