Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Goshen, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Goshen who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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