Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Java Village, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Java Village who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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