Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Blooming Glen, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Blooming Glen who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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