Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Watertown, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Watertown who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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