Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Pulaski, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Pulaski who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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