Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Lakemont, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Lakemont who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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