Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Sutton, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Sutton who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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