Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Worcester, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Worcester who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. 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.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

There are 1 Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities offering this service in Worcester, MA

• Spectrum Health Systems Inc
  508-797-6100
  105 Merrick Street
  Worcester, MA. 1609
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone Maintenance
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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