Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Cranston, RI.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Cranston who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural 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 enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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