Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - De Lancey, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in De Lancey who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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