Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Candor, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Candor 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 idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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