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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Cotuit who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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