Effective Methadone Maintenance Treatment Programs
Opiate addictions cause considerable damage to essential chemical processes throughout the body. As any recovering addict well knows, the effects …
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It can be heart-wrenching to watch a loved one’s life undergo the ravages of opiate addiction. According to the American …
Continue readingMethadone Withdrawal Treatment Options for Women
More oftentimes than not, women affected by addiction come from physically and/or sexually abusive backgrounds, according to the National Institute …
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Methadone as a treatment for opiate addiction doesn’t work well for everyone. Because methadone is itself an opiate drug, people …
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First developed in the early 1960s, methadone maintenance treatment works to reduce drug cravings and withdrawal effects in recovering opiate …
Continue readingHow Methadone Centers Help Patients Cope with Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms
As a drug treatment for heroin and opioid addictions, methadone offers relief from the withdrawal symptoms people experience when detoxing. …
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As methadone itself is an opiate-type drug, it’s naturally an effective drug treatment for heroin and opiate-related withdrawal effects. According …
Continue readingWhat if I want to Stop Methadone Maintenance Treatment?
Many patients will take methadone for months or even years following a heroin or opiate addiction but at some point, …
Continue readingWhy Methadone Maintenance Works
Evaluated as a medical response to the post-World War II heroin epidemic, methadone maintenance has been an effective method of …
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