Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Ickesburg, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Ickesburg who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since 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 neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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