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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Pittsburg who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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