Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Clifton Heights, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Clifton Heights who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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