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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Beaver who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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