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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Duryea who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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