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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Bovard who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like 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 must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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