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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Fallentimber who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking 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 relapse rates are considerably high.

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