Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Sunapee, NH.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Sunapee who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing 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 stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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