Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Wellsville, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Wellsville who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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