Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Bloomsburg, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Bloomsburg who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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