Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Wenonah, NJ.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Wenonah who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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