Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Ellenburg Center, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Ellenburg Center who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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