Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Eau Claire, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Eau Claire who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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