Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Taftville, CT.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Taftville who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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