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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Manhasset who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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