Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Vernon Center, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Vernon Center who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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