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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Bellvale who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies 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 powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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