Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Howes Cave, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Howes Cave who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea 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 satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like 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 replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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