Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Monroe, NH.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Monroe who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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