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Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Stewartsville, NJ.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Stewartsville who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons 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.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, 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 challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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