Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Hogansburg, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Hogansburg who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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