Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Morrisville, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Morrisville who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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