Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - New Suffolk, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in New Suffolk who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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