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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Mattituck who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction since 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 and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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