Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Fombell, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Fombell who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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