Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Maryknoll, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Maryknoll who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like 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 prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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