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Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Westborough who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to 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 substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.
Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.
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