Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - South Seaville, NJ.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in South Seaville who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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