Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Accord, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Accord who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many 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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