Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - North Canton, CT.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in North Canton who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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