Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Rensselaer, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Rensselaer who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

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

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