Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Port Jervis, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Port Jervis who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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