Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - New Ross, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in New Ross who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities 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 stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

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

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