Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - South Weymouth, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in South Weymouth who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. 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 symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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