Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Berwick, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Berwick who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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