Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Lycoming, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Lycoming who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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