Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - South Amboy, NJ.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in South Amboy who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

There are 1 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities offering this service in South Amboy, NJ

• South Amboy Comprehensive Trt Center
  732-727-2555
  1 Lower Main Street
  South Amboy, NJ. 8879
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone Maintenance
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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