Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Mahopac, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Mahopac who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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