Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - New Castle, NH.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in New Castle who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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