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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Sheridan who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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