Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Huntington, VT.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Huntington who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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