Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Tewksbury, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Tewksbury who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies 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 powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

There are 1 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities offering this service in Tewksbury, MA

• Tewksbury Treatment Center
  978-259-7000
  365 East Street
  Tewksbury, MA. 1876
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone Maintenance
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Access To Recovery Voucher
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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