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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Wantagh who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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