Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Marilla, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Marilla who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates 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 therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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