Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Dilliner, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Dilliner who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because 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. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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