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Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in St. Thomas who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.
Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.
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