Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Hyannis Port, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Hyannis Port who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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