Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Ridgefield, CT.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Ridgefield who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like 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 substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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