Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Meredith, NH.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Meredith who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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