Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Leeds, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Leeds who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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