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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Dalton who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was driven 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 stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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