Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Bethel, VT.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Bethel who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. 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 replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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