Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Georgetown, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Georgetown who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on 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 activates 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 involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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