Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - New Milford, NJ.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in New Milford who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

For All Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers In New Milford, Click Here.