Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Brownstown, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Brownstown who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to 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 other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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