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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Duquesne who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates 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 effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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