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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Interlaken who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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