Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Skillman, NJ.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Skillman who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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