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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Waterford who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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