Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Bryn Mawr, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Bryn Mawr who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact 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 many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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