1-855-378-42281-855-378-4228
Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Somerset who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.
People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.
For All Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs In Somerset, Click Here.
