Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Obernburg, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Obernburg who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors 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 dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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