Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Carlton, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Carlton who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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