Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Belchertown, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Belchertown who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. 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 powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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