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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Huguenot who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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