Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Woods Hole, MA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Woods Hole who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

For All Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities In Woods Hole, Click Here.