Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Franklin Square, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Franklin Square who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and 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.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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