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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Herman who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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