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Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Wickatunk, NJ.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Wickatunk who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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