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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Branchdale who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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