Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Eastchester, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Eastchester who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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