Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Chestnut Ridge, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Chestnut Ridge who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to 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 replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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