Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Rensselaer Falls, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Rensselaer Falls who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using activities 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 which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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