Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Mahopac Falls, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Mahopac Falls who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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