Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Arcadia, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Arcadia who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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