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Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Brockton who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.
Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.
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