Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - North Amherst, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in North Amherst who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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