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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Teaneck who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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