Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - South Easton, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in South Easton who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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