Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Sagamore Beach, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Sagamore Beach who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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