Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Chester, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Chester who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

There are 2 Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers offering this service in Chester, PA

• Recovery Center of Crozer Chester
  610-497-7223
  2600 West 9th Street
  Chester, PA. 19013
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone Maintenance
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• SOAR Corp
  610-876-3324
  419-421 East 22nd Street
  Chester, PA. 19013
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone Maintenance
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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