Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Farmington, NH.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Farmington who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like 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 prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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