Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Newark, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Newark who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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