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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Hampton who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients 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. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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