Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Coolspring, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Coolspring who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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