Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Plainfield, CT.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Plainfield who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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