Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - West Oneonta, NY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in West Oneonta who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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