Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Selden, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Selden who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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