Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Harrison, NJ.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Harrison who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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