Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Flemington, NJ.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Flemington who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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