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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Ludlow who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like 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 powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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