Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Harmony, RI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Harmony who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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