Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - West Townsend, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in West Townsend who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors 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 must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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