Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Verona Beach, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Verona Beach who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

For All Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities In Verona Beach, Click Here.