Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Preston, CT.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Preston who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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