Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Hamilton, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Hamilton who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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