Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Albion, RI.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Albion who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to 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 prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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