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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Cabot who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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