Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Far Rockaway, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Far Rockaway who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was driven 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 prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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