Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Hyde Park, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Hyde Park who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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