Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Mc Lean, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Mc Lean who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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