Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Sidney, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Sidney who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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