Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Freeport, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Freeport who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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