Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Holyoke, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Holyoke who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

There are 1 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers offering this service in Holyoke, MA

• Sisters of Providence Hospital
  413-536-5111
  1233 Main Street
  Holyoke, MA. 1040
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone Maintenance
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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