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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Chalfont who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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