Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Exton, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Exton who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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