Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - North Ferrisburgh, VT.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in North Ferrisburgh who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons 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.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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