Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Danielsville, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Danielsville who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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