Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Charlemont, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Charlemont who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence 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 they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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