Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Aultman, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Aultman who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to 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.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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