Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Annandale On Hudson, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Annandale On Hudson who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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