Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Bliss, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Bliss who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because 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 neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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