Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Alplaus, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Alplaus who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural 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.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far 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 seeing that detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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