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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Cinnaminson who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven 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 neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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