Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - South Jamesport, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in South Jamesport who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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