Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Windsor, CT.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Windsor who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on 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 which activates the same neural 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.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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