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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Tenafly who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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