Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Buttzville, NJ.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Buttzville who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and 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.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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