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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Cutchogue who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven 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 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.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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