Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Ouaquaga, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Ouaquaga who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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