Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Coraopolis, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Coraopolis who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

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

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