Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Union, NJ.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Union who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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