Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Brighton, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Brighton who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

There are 1 Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs offering this service in Brighton, MA

• Addiction Treatment Center of NE
  617-254-1271
  77 Warren Street
  Brighton, MA. 2135
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone Maintenance
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  

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