Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Acworth, NH.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Acworth who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and 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.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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