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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Exeter who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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