Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Middleton, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Middleton who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like 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.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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