Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Baldwin, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Baldwin who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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