Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - New Lisbon, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in New Lisbon who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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