Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Ashley Falls, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Ashley Falls who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification 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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