Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Houtzdale, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Houtzdale who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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