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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Factoryville who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method 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 using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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