Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Lakeville, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Lakeville who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs 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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